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Former Policy Boss At X, Nick Pickles, Joins Sam Altman Venture
Move to Elon Musk rival. Former senior executive at X joins Sam Altman's venture formerly known as Worldcoin
Worldcoin Rebrands To World Network, Ramps Up Iris Scanning
Sam Altman's Worldcoin rebrands itself as pledges to ramp up its controversial iris-scanning crypto project
OpenAI To Remove Non-Profit Control – Report
Restructuring plan for OpenAI's core business will turn it into a 'for-profit benefit corporation', amid funding drive
More OpenAI Exec Departures Amid Fundraising, Restructuring
All change again at OpenAI, as CTO and two other senior executives depart, amid a corporate restructure and huge fund raising effort
Jony Ive Confirms Working With OpenAI’s Altman On Device
Former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive confirms working with OpenAI chief Sam Altman on AI device 'less socially disruptive' than iPhone
Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple Ban
Surprising twist by Elon Musk after he ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, and also threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT move
OpenAI Board ‘Not Aware Of ChatGPT Launch’
Former OpenAI board member gives fullest description to date of events that led to surprise sacking of chief executive Sam Altman last year
Scarlett Johansson ‘Shocked, Angered’ Over OpenAI’s Artificial Voice
OpenAI pulls synthetic voice released with an update to ChatGPT, amid complaint from actress Scarlett Johansson
OpenAI Co-founder Ilya Sutskever Departs To Work On ‘New Project’
Co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever to leave OpenAI, after role in Sam Altman's firing and rehiring last year
OpenAI Chief Altman Pitches ChatGPT At Corporate Events
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman addresses hundreds of enterprises in San Francisco, New York, London as it seeks revenue growth
OpenAI Reinstates Sam Altman To Board Of Directors
New members join OpenAI's board of directors, including CEO Sam Altman, after conclusion of external investigation
US SEC Investigates If OpenAI Investors Were Misled – Report
Financial regulator examines internal comms of CEO Sam Altman, after his shock firing for not being “consistently candid in communications”
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Seeks Trillions To Overhaul Chip Industry – Report
Sam Altman reportedly seeking between $5 and $7 trillion to overhaul semiconductor industry to remove AI chip limitations
OpenAI’s Altman Seeks Billions For AI Chip Manufacturing Venture
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman reportedly in talks with investors in Middle East as he seeks billions to build network of AI chip plants
Sam Altman Surprised At NYT Lawsuit
ChatGPT doesn’t need New York Times data says Sam Altman CEO, as he expresses surprise at newspaper lawsuit
OpenAI Made AI Breakthrough Before Ousting Of Sam Altman
Before brief ousting of Sam Altman, OpenAI researchers warned the board of powerful AI discovery that could threaten humanity
Sam Altman Reinstated As CEO, New OpenAI Board Appointed
Turbulent few days for OpenAI ends, after new board of directors is announced and Sam Altman returns as CEO
Nadella Calls For ‘Change’ At OpenAI Following Altman Ouster
Microsoft chief Satya Nadella calls for governance 'change' at OpenAI, leaves open Altman's possible return to company amidst staff revolt
Sam Altman Ouster Adds Fuel To EU AI Regulation Debate
Sam Altman's shock ouster from OpenAI adds renewed urgency to EU debate over regulation of powerful foundation models in upcoming AI Act
Microsoft ‘Stronger’ After OpenAI Chaos, Altman Hire
Microsoft in a 'stronger' position after hiring Sam Altman, analysts say, as staff demand board resignations
OpenAI’s Altman Courted Investors For AI Chip, Device
In weeks before his shock ouster from OpenAI Altman was reportedly looking to raise billions for an AI chip start-up and an AI-focused device
Altman, Brockman Join Microsoft After Shock OpenAI Ouster
Former OpenAI chief Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman join Microsoft to lead new AI research team after chaotic weekend negotiations
Shear Takes Over As OpenAI Interim Chief, Promises Independent Probe
Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear takes over as OpenAI interim chief executive after failed talks to bring back ousted Sam Altman
OpenAI Prepares GPT Store, Adds ‘Turbo’ GPT-4
OpenAI prepares GPT Store for customised GPTs, launches more powerful GPT-4 Turbo that can analyse 3,000 pages of text input
Sir Jony Ive And OpenAI Discuss AI Hardware Project – Report
Apple's former chief designer Jony Ive in reportedly discussions with OpenAI to build AI hardware consumer device, backed by Softbank
Kenya Halts Worldcoin Data Collection, Citing Privacy
Setback for Sam Altman's Worldcoin cryptocurrency project in Africa, as Kenya halts its iris-scanning data collection scheme
PM: UK Can Be ‘Home Of Global AI Safety Regulation’
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells London Tech Week he wants UK to be 'home' of AI safety regulation as international summit approaches
AI Leaders Warn Of ‘Extinction’ Risk To Humans
AI poses human extinction risk on par with a nuclear war, AI leaders and academics warn in joint statement
Downing Street Acknowledges ‘Existential’ Risk Of AI
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met the heads of firms including DeepMind and OpenAI to discuss AI safety and regulation